Germany’s Lufthansa Group has extended the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut, Amman and Erbil until August 21, the airline said today, amid fears of an escalation of conflict in the Middle East.

Lufthansa will not use Iranian and Iraqi airspace during this period, it said in a statement.

At the same time, the suspension of the flights of Air France and its subsidiary Transavia France to Beirut has been extended again, until August 14, due to the geopolitical situation in Lebanon, as the two airlines said today to the French Agency.

The resumption of operations — suspended on July 29 due to the “security situation in Lebanon” — will depend on a new assessment of the situation in the region, according to the Air France statement.

This suspension concerns connections between Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and Beirut, as well as flights to and from Lebanon operated by Transavia France.

“Air France reiterates that the safety of its customers and crew is its absolute priority,” according to the statement.

Several other airlines have suspended flights to the Lebanese capital amid fears of a military escalation between Israel and Hezbollah.